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The Metis

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Métis men wear for clothes?

a)

skinned pants and jackets

b)

shorts and tshirts

c)

cotton robes

2.

What did the Métis women wear for clothes?

a)

Long silk robes

b)

Jeans and hoodies

c)

Long dresses made of moose hide or deer skin.

3.

The Métis travelled great distances to ____ _____

a)

go North

b)

hunt bison

c)

fish

4.

On their feet, the Métis wore

a)

rubber boots

b)

Nike sneakers

c)

moccasins

5.

In the summer the Métis travelled around using:

a)

dog sleds and snowshoes

b)

donkeys and carts

c)

horses, wagons, and canoes

d)

motorbikes

6.

In the winter, the Métis travelled using:

a)

dog sleds and snowshoes

b)

reindeer and sleighs

c)

horses and wagons

d)

cars

7.

Name 3 things that the Métis ate:

4 lines
8.

True or False: The Métis made sure no part of the bison was wasted.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

There was a big word we heard in the story, it means "a group of people moving from place to place". This word is:

a)

habitat

b)

permanent

c)

nomadic

10.

What instrument do the Métis play?

a)

piano

b)

fiddle

c)

flute

11.

How many generations lived under one roof?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

12.

What are good adjectives for Métis music?

a)

up-tempo and lively

b)

slow and relaxing

c)

hard rock

13.

Métis means "mixed"

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Métis people are mixed from two different cultures. What were those cultures?

a)

First Nations

and French/Scottish Europeans

b)

First Nations and Australian

c)

First Nations and Japanese